Three Prayers for Ease During Examinations

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Prayers for ease during examinations are supplications read to ask Allah SWT to grant smoothness, calmness, easier understanding of questions, and good results when facing exams. Typically, these prayers are recited before or during a test to help the heart stay calm and the mind remain focused.

Arabic reading

Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā ja‘altahu sahlā, wa anta taj‘alul-ḥazna idzā syi’ta sahlā.

Latin transliteration

Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā ja‘altahu sahlā, wa anta taj‘alul-ḥazna idzā syi’ta sahlā.

Meaning

“O Allah, there is no ease except that which You make easy. And You can make the difficult easy if You will.”

Arabic reading

Rabbi syraḥ lī ṣadrī, wa yassir lī amrī, waḥlul ’uqdatan min lisānī, yafqahū qawlī.

Latin transliteration

Rabbi syraḥ lī ṣadrī, wa yassir lī amrī, waḥlul ’uqdatan min lisānī, yafqahū qawlī.

Meaning

“My Lord, expand my chest, make my task easy for me, untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.”

Arabic reading

Allāhumma anfa‘nī bimā ’allamtanī, wa ’allimnī mā yanfa‘unī, wa zidnī ’ilmā.

Latin transliteration

Allāhumma anfa‘nī bimā ’allamtanī, wa ’allimnī mā yanfa‘unī, wa zidnī ’ilmā.

Meaning

“O Allah, benefit me with what You have taught me, teach me that which will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.”

The prayer for ease during examinations is a form of inner effort to seek Allah’s help for smoothness, calm, and the best possible results. (Z-4) Source: smaiihs, banggabersarung

By practising this prayer, one may be granted calm of heart, be spared from hardship, have one’s efforts and endeavours smoothed, and be guided to the best path.